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Lagos socialite, Farida Sobowale of House of Phreeda rescued after attempting to commit su!c!de on Third mainland bridge Lagos socialite, Farida Sobowale of House of Phreeda, was rescued after attempting to commit su!c!de on Third mainland bridge on Thursday, evening August 17. She drove her Lexus SUV to the bridge, …

An 84-year-old man, Gabriel Ahuwa, has been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command, for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife over refusal to have s3x with him.The octogenarian was among the 198 suspects paraded by the State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor. The suspects were arrested for various …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused state governor Ademola Adeleke of refusing to distribute bags of rice that the federal government had provided as a palliative to ease the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies on the populace. This was contained in a …

The International Council for Ifa Religion on Tuesday announced its decision to suspend the planned Isese festival in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. A statement signed by the President of the Council, Oluwo Solagbade Popoola which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja noted that the decision to temporarily suspend …

Former ‘Togolese’ professional footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor has offered clarity on his ancestry, stating he’s an undiluted Yoruba man from Nigeria. He had a chat with newsmen during the celebration of one of Nigeria’s football icons, Augustine Azuka Okocha aka Jay-Jay Okocha’s birthday.To mark his Golden Jubilee birth anniversary, African football legends came …

Popular Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said the Federal Government’s N5 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives are diversionary and a waste. Falana disclosed this on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. According to him, Tinubu should address the root cause: the dollarization of …

President Bola Tinubu will swear in his new ministers who have just been assigned portfolios on Monday. This was confirmed in a statement by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).It noted that the ceremony will take place in the conference room of the State …

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out the firearm charges against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Nicholas Oweibo struck out the charge for want of diligent prosecution, following the withdrawal application made by the Director of Public Prosecution of the …

Singer Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley visited the NDLEA chairman, Buba Marwa, at the agency’s headquarters today August 17 where he declared his support for the fight against substance abuse.   He stated that drug abuse pushes people to commit crimes and advised Nigerians to stop using drugs.

2022/23 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year nominees Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium & Manchester City)Erling Haaland (Norway & Manchester City)Lionel Messi (Argentina & Paris, Inter Miami)  Listed in alphabetical order The award winner will be announced at the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place …